My assumptions/understanding:1.) This kid, according to 247FS, is the #2 player in the state, a top-70 player overall in the country, a top-15 receiver in the country, and he's right in UW's backyard. That an offer came this late is not random, "different evaluation," or any of that bullshit. There was something--or somethings--that caused the Washington staff to pass on this kid or he'd have had an offer a year ago.2.) The lack of offer, justified or not, has stirred up bad blood between UW and Gee and possibly a few other targets. This damage is done and cannot be unseen.3.) There is a less than 0% chance that he decommits from Ohio State and takes Washington up on their offer.If all of these things are true, is this offer strategically beneficial? I'm struggling to see the benefit at this point. I don't accept for a second that #2 is true. This would absolutely help with optics and relationships. Only if something changed in a way that explains the offer. Otherwise, it just makes the program look hypocritical.Looking at it as ghetto block diagrams:[reason for lack of offer] [no offer] [conflict with recruits] ---> time ---> [no change] [no offer] ["we're a principled program sticking to our guns"][reason for lack of offer] [no offer] [conflict with recruits] ---> time ---> [no change] [offer] ["never mind, we were just kidding about that whole 'OKG' thing"][reason for lack of offer] [no offer] [conflict with recruits] ---> time ---> [reason for lack of offer corrected] [offer] ["anybody can be OKG if they're dedicated enough"]One of those three is not like the other, and it's not a good look to the other 90+% of the prospects that the program is trying to attract with BFL and OKG and all that bullshit. Unfortunately, it's impossible to know which of these three scenarios it is without knowing the source of the original conflict and the (hopefully) resolution to that concern. And I doubt either of these things nuggets are something that the staff is going to be offering up to recruits, hence the struggle to see the benefit of this.
My assumptions/understanding:1.) This kid, according to 247FS, is the #2 player in the state, a top-70 player overall in the country, a top-15 receiver in the country, and he's right in UW's backyard. That an offer came this late is not random, "different evaluation," or any of that bullshit. There was something--or somethings--that caused the Washington staff to pass on this kid or he'd have had an offer a year ago.2.) The lack of offer, justified or not, has stirred up bad blood between UW and Gee and possibly a few other targets. This damage is done and cannot be unseen.3.) There is a less than 0% chance that he decommits from Ohio State and takes Washington up on their offer.If all of these things are true, is this offer strategically beneficial? I'm struggling to see the benefit at this point. I don't accept for a second that #2 is true. This would absolutely help with optics and relationships.
My assumptions/understanding:1.) This kid, according to 247FS, is the #2 player in the state, a top-70 player overall in the country, a top-15 receiver in the country, and he's right in UW's backyard. That an offer came this late is not random, "different evaluation," or any of that bullshit. There was something--or somethings--that caused the Washington staff to pass on this kid or he'd have had an offer a year ago.2.) The lack of offer, justified or not, has stirred up bad blood between UW and Gee and possibly a few other targets. This damage is done and cannot be unseen.3.) There is a less than 0% chance that he decommits from Ohio State and takes Washington up on their offer.If all of these things are true, is this offer strategically beneficial? I'm struggling to see the benefit at this point.
Lmao this is going to be funhttps://twitter.com/TFordFSP/status/1141452696211222528?s=19
Lmao this is going to be funhttps://twitter.com/TFordFSP/status/1141452696211222528?s=19 Smalls' parents are liking every reply to Tracy's tweet defending Savvy's status as the best recruit in state. Though, if their likes on tweeter are anything to go by, his folks remain doogs.
I don't take it as good news that Huffman is announcing this rather than Gee Jr or Sr, butt we shall see.
He has steadily improved as a player and matured past the diva stuff. I think both needed to occur for him to earn this offer. He's a team guy now. Nobody's perfect. Sometimes you gotta give a kid some time to figure it out. These are teenagers still growing into their bodies that have rapidly changed in recent years and are also dealing with raging hormones. They are far from finished products and some need more time than others. I love this offer! Petersen has some ballz on him to hold off on offering such a highly rated in-state kid until seeing what he wants to see from him.
He has steadily improved as a player and matured past the diva stuff. I think both needed to occur for him to earn this offer. He's a team guy now. Nobody's perfect. Sometimes you gotta give a kid some time to figure it out. These are teenagers still growing into their bodies that have rapidly changed in recent years and are also dealing with raging hormones. They are far from finished products and some need more time than others. I love this offer! Petersen has some ballz on him to hold off on offering such a highly rated in-state kid until seeing what he wants to see from him. “But fuck Johnny Wilson am I right?!” - SAC
I don't take it as good news that Huffman is announcing this rather than Gee Jr or Sr, butt we shall see. He's since retweeted Huffman and Ford's tweets.Also put this, probably unrelated, tweet out earlier today:http://twitter.com/geescottjr/status/1141388207486980096
Lmao this is going to be funhttps://twitter.com/TFordFSP/status/1141452696211222528?s=19 Smalls' parents are liking every reply to Tracy's tweet defending Savvy's status as the best recruit in state. Though, if their likes on tweeter are anything to go by, his folks remain doogs. I mean of course they should like people defending their kid as the #1 recruit in the state. A. They're his parents B. It's true (an not especially close.Not a great look for #OurTracy either. Shades of Strauser taking shots at Fozzy.
https://twitter.com/BrandonHuffman/status/1141454606574084096
